Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Craig Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Craig Neal and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Craig Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Craig Neal: 1988-89 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Craig Neal 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Craig Neal 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Craig Neal 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Craig Neal 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Craig Neal 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Craig Neal 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Craig Neal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Craig Neal 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Craig Neal 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Craig Neal 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Craig Neal 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Craig Neal 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Craig Neal 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Craig Neal 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Craig Neal 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Craig Neal 0.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Craig Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Craig Neal 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Craig Neal 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Craig Neal 158

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Craig Neal 45

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Craig Neal 155

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Craig Neal 28

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Craig Neal 4

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Craig Neal 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Craig Neal .373

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Craig Neal .302

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Craig Neal .600

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Craig Neal 4.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Craig Neal 1.6 (1991)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Craig Neal 3.7 (1991)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Craig Neal 0.5 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Craig Neal 0.1 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Craig Neal -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Craig Neal -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Craig Neal -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Craig Neal -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Craig Neal -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Craig Neal -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Craig Neal -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Craig Neal -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Craig Neal -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Craig Neal -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Craig Neal 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Craig Neal -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Craig Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Craig Neal -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Craig Neal -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Craig Neal -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Craig Neal -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Craig Neal -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Craig Neal -

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.